PHOTOS: Special Olympics Okaloosa County

Bay Brinkman celebrates his ribbon while his photo is taken on Saturday during the Special Olympics Okaloosa County at Crestview High School

NICK TOMECEK / Daily News

By LAUREN DELGADO / Daily News

Published: Saturday, March 15, 2014 at 01:31 PM.

CRESTIVEW—As Ariel Farran tottered down the track, the cheers from the crowd grew louder.

It threw her off for a minute. But egged on by her mom Blanca Farran’s encouragement and her assistant principal Nicole Rickmon waving her beloved Elmo doll, the 9-year-old made it across the finish line.

The crowd roared.

The enthusiasm at the Special Olympics of Oka-loosa County didn’t let up Saturday morning despite the chilly, rainy weather at Jack Foster Stadium at Crestview High School.

CRESTIVEW—As Ariel Farran tottered down the track, the cheers from the crowd grew louder.

It threw her off for a minute. But egged on by her mom Blanca Farran’s encouragement and her assistant principal Nicole Rickmon waving her beloved Elmo doll, the 9-year-old made it across the finish line.

The crowd roared.

The enthusiasm at the Special Olympics of Oka-loosa County didn’t let up Saturday morning despite the chilly, rainy weather at Jack Foster Stadium at Crestview High School.